document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=668608>Question 668608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the prime factorization of 45 using exponents  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #415695 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=415695\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The way I go about this is I run through my usual list of primes {2,3,5,7,11}..etc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I divide by a prime until I can't divide by that one anymore. I continue this process until I have 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45/2 no.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45/3 = 15/3 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/5 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So I divided by 3 twice and 5 once.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2+%2A+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2+%2A+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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